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Primary Traits
14.3 g
0 m - 3,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Tachycineta thalassina
English name
Violet-green Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Tachycineta
Species
thalassina
Data source
BCR, SAM, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
13 g
Maximum female mass
16 g
Minimum male mass
13 g
Maximum male mass
16 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
14.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,500 m
Maximum elevation
4,000 m
Elevation range
3,500 m
Typical elevation
1,750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cavity (tree), Other bird's nest
Nest substrate
Building, Ground, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
15 d
Minimum fledging period
23 d
Maximum fledging period
24 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
23.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant